None of the injuries the teen sustained are inconsistent with the scenario outlined earlier in which the teen turned to his right putting his body between the police and the gun.
And again without the orange safety tip at the end of the barrel, discerning the gun was a replica and not the real deal becomes very difficult.
The bb gun was his friend’s and he was returning it. Seven shots fired... by Eric Gelhaus. You might want to read some of Gelhaus’ written statements posted at an online swat blog (link above. )
“Today’s is the day you may need to kill someone in order to go home. If you cannot turn into the ‘Mean Gene’ for yourself, who will? If you find yourself in an ambush, in the kill zone, you need to turn on the ‘Mean Gene.’”
Read more at: http://www.heavy.com/news/2013/10/erick-gelhaus-andy-lopez-shooting-cop/